[pct-l] Food in tents

[C]

Thank you guys!  It will be awesome to overcome my bag of fears out there!    

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On Feb 7, 2013, at 2:19 PM, CHUCK CHELIN <steeleye at wildblue.net> wrote:

> Good afternoon, Chris,
> 
> There will be some apprehension in the first dozen nights while you wait
> for the, “…ghostlies and ghoulies and long-legged beasties and things that
> go ‘bump’ in the night” to sneak up and get you, but one thing to remember
> is on a still, dark night a mouse sounds like a deer, and a deer sounds
> like a whole band of elk.
> 
> By the time you get well up the trail into bear ‘can territory, you’ll be
> so acclimated to night sounds, and so tired after booking 20-mile days,
> that you’ll whip with a stick anything that gets between you and the
> sleeping bag.  “Down the road, dumb-ass bear.  You’re not in this program.”
> 
> Steel-Eye
> 
> -Hiking the Pct since before it was the PCT – 1965
> 
> http://www.trailjournals.com/steel-eye
> http://www.trailjournals.com/SteelEye09/
> 
> On Thu, Feb 7, 2013 at 1:03 PM, C <chrisfoley81 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> Okay on a serious note for once on my part...all jokes aside...
>> I'm seriously scared to death of the dark and the fact that there are
>> animals that could rock my world...I hear a lot about protecting the bears
>> but anyone have a fool proof way of not having bear encounters...so i got
>> get messed with...i havent really been camping so where do i hide...how
>> much smell is too much...i heard some people bring firecrackers?  Really??
>> .I believe I have a decent chance on completing the trail but my night
>> fears go pretty deep lol :)
>> Just being honest...
>> And as for parts of the trail...are there any real scary sections and
>> somewhere/one has/have good pictures...like with narrow walk ways and steep
>> drops .for example the narrows in Colorado??..I need to start visualizing
>> these things...or just start unpacking my pack and go look for a job
>> Thanks!!!
>> 
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